Pulong Duterte cyber libel case transferred to regional prosecutor
NBI Director Melvin Matibag says the cyber libel case involving Davao Rep. Paolo Duterte has been transferred to the Region 11 Prosecutor’s Office.
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Libel and defamation law
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Congress told: Decriminalize libel, cyberlibel charges
A human rights lawyer urges Congress to decriminalize libel and cyberlibel, citing the disproportionate punishment and financial toll on journalists like…
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Matibag seeks inhibition of prosecutor in cyber libel case filed by Pulong Duterte
NBI Director Melvin Matibag seeks the inhibition of a Davao City prosecutor and the transfer of the venue of the cyber libel case filed by Rep. Paolo Duterte.
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‘Pulong’ files libel raps vs Matibag, others
Davao 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte has filed libel and cyberlibel complaints against NBI Director Melvin Matibag, Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. and GMA…
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Quiboloy slaps 3 solons with libel raps
astor Apollo Quiboloy files libel and cyberlibel complaints against Sen. Risa Hontiveros and Reps. Leila de Lima and Perci Cendaña over statements about his…
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Oral defamation
A legal dispute over an alleged mistress accusation examines whether truth can shield a person from oral defamation charges, highlighting the elements of…
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SC clarifies cyber libel prescription, actual malice
The Supreme Court clarified that cyber libel prescribes one year from discovery and requires prosecutors to prove actual malice beyond reasonable doubt,…
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Online libel cases rising, PNP warns
Online libel involves the public and malicious imputation of a crime, vice, or defect.
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SC affirms one-year cyber libel prescriptive period
Supreme Court rules that cyber libel prescribes in one year from discovery, rejecting calls for a longer period under Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and…
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Barzaga surrenders following cyber libel charges
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House leader slaps Barzaga cyber-libel
Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno filed cyber-libel charges against Rep. Kiko Barzaga over a Facebook post alleging NUP congressmen accepted bribes, despite a prior…
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Cyber libel
A legal explanation on whether users who like, share, or comment on a defamatory viral post can be held liable for cyber libel, based on the Supreme Court’s…
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Hypoc-Risa
And so the self-proclaimed Patron Saint of Journalists filed libel and cyberlibel cases against this writer and a slew of other journalists who broadcast…
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Libel wars and DAILY TRIBUNE ’s spunk
In August 2024, the Angeles City Prosecutor’s Office threw the case out. The reasons? Lack of jurisdiction, insufficient probable cause, and most notably, a…
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Hontiveros hits back at ‘fake news,’ sues Maurillo, vloggers for cyber libel
Sen. Risa Hontiveros files cyber libel complaints against former Senate witness Michael Maurillo and vloggers over a viral video containing false claims and…
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